This was our first visit to Paris me and my husband,so was booking a rented appartment through house trip.com and we can tell you this: what you see is what you get. The appartment was exactly as it looked on the site, there was a small balcony, all the facilities that were mentioned were functioning well,it was in the heart of Paris, the owner of the house was very friendly and helpfull , didn't,t bother us at all , so would we do this again? Oh yes!